Tuesday, October 23, 2012

The lovely Laurie Wisbrun, the fabric designer for Robert Kaufman, was so kind to send me a fat quarter bundle of her newest fabric line, Don't Be Crabby which will be released in December 2012. Her fabrics are so popular in Japan! I come across her cute fabrics everywhere just like I used to see them all the time back when I was in the US! Laurie's fabrics are just so irresistibly cute and this line is no exception ;)

I had several ideas of projects for these fabrics, but I ended up with this bag. I was able to use all the 10 different fabrics for it!

Here is the other side of the same bag.

And here is the bottom!

It will be a birthday gift for a two-year-old I used to babysit. The bag is filled with lots of goodies and is going to fly across the ocean soon! Not sure if he remembers me (probably not!), but he'll definitely enjoy seeing the sea animals on his bag! And it makes 'me' feel good to be able to make something to show him how much he is cared for by us.

Now, time for a giveaway :D Laurie has allowed me to give away her Don't Be Crabby fat quarter bundle to one of you! For your chance to win the bundle, please leave one comment on this post by October 29, Monday! Good luck ;)

485 comments:

I love Laurie Wishbrun's fabric lines and this one sure doesn't disappoint...it is gorgeous! I think the crabs would have to be my favourite. Your bag looks perfect for a two year old, I bet he will love it! xoxo

I'm following your blog along time ago and I love your creations. And now I love Lurie's fabrics too. This fabric is perfect to Mallorca's summer.Thanks for the chance.My best wishes for you and your lovely family.Maria Jose

wow! these "don't be crabby" fabrics are so extremely cute!! my nephews are going to love them! and i sooo love love your bag too! makes me want to make one too! ^^Thank you for arranging the giveaway! = )

I would love to get my hands on that whale fabric. When I worked in the bookstore, we got in some really cool duffle bags with a whale print on them, and I've been patiently waiting for the right print to come along so I could make my own! :)

Earlier this week I spent all evening looking for fishy fabric for a project for a first birthday present. I couldn't find a thing, but this line looks perfect!! Looks like I'll need to get some in and put it to one side for their second birthday!

That bag is so cute - perfect for a little one to put treasures in! I'm a big fan of Laurie's fabrics, would love to make something for my sister's first baby due next spring. Thankyou for a great giveaway x

Gorgeous bag! I almost bought some Tufted Tweets and Perfectly Perched from Yuzawaya just because I was so excited to see them there, lol! But I was practical and bought some Art Gallery Fabrics for my sister instead. Sigh.

This is so cute. Won't it be fun for him to carry his toys to the beach, or to carry a few fun things along on a play date. I love it. So great to find fabric that is fun to make something for a boy! AWESOME>

Love the blog and the fabric is awesome. My DD would love it. She loves crabs (has some as pets) and coincidentally was very crabby today. Maybe I need to show her some love and make something for her.

What a cute bag and it really shows off this cute fabric. Love them both. We are definitely into everything beachy/nautical so this fabric is perfect for so many of my projects, but I so want to make that cute bag!

I'm a big fan of Laurie's designs too!! That bag is really cute and looks nice and roomy. It looks really great with these prints as well, I'm sure the tot is going to love it! Thanks for the giveaway!

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